Lewis and Clark Law Criminal Justice Reform Clinic files amicus brief for release of vulnerable prisoner
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — The Criminal Justice Reform Clinic at Lewis & Clark Law School (CJRC or Clinic) and the ACLU of Oregon filed an amicus brief on Friday in Curry County Circuit Court in the case of Danny Alcazar, 28, who is seeking release from prison while his case is on appeal. Alcazar is currently…
Read More about Lewis and Clark Law Criminal Justice Reform Clinic files amicus brief for release of vulnerable prisonerHow summer programs help prepare international law students
LLM GUIDE — A number of institutions run summer programs ahead of LL.M. start dates, especially for overseas lawyers hoping to improve their command of the English language. But the coronavirus is disrupting summer programs that are usually held on campus. Many are being put online instead.
Read More about How summer programs help prepare international law studentsArizona State University Law partners with Arizona Legal Center to provide students with summer opportunities
ASU NOW — “Our goal was to accommodate every student in need of a position this summer, and I am proud to say that we met that goal….” Assistant Dean Ray English, who oversees ASU Law’s Office of Career and Employment Services, says in short order, projects were expanded, jobs were created and, ultimately 94 students…
Read More about Arizona State University Law partners with Arizona Legal Center to provide students with summer opportunitiesFordham Law launches professionalism fellows program
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law’s office of professionalism has launched a new one-year fellowship program for six upper-year students with an interest in and commitment to promoting professionalism, mentorship, and inclusion within the Law School.
Read More about Fordham Law launches professionalism fellows programHarvard Law Food Law and Policy Clinic releases The Global Food Donation Policy Atlas mapping barriers to food donation
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Today, the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) released a first-of-its-kind interactive resource to inspire long-term policy solutions to food waste, hunger, and climate change: The Global Food Donation Policy Atlas.
Read More about Harvard Law Food Law and Policy Clinic releases The Global Food Donation Policy Atlas mapping barriers to food donationSeton Hall Law graduate Fabiana Pierre-Louis reflects on Summer Institute for Pre-Legal Studies
ROI-NJ.COM — Fabiana Pierre-Louis, first black woman nominated for N.J. Supreme Court, got her start in Seton Hall pre-legal program built around Educational Opportunity Fund.
Read More about Seton Hall Law graduate Fabiana Pierre-Louis reflects on Summer Institute for Pre-Legal StudiesUniversity of Miami Law Environmental Justice Clinic develops tool to prevent displacement of vulnerable populations
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The communities the Environmental Justice Clinic serves are particularly vulnerable to displacement because of the high proportion of renters and the rent burdens they face. In response to concerns raised by the clinic’s community partners, the EJC developed the Displacement Vulnerability and Mitigation Tool, known as the DVMT or the Anti-Displacement…
Read More about University of Miami Law Environmental Justice Clinic develops tool to prevent displacement of vulnerable populationsSt. Mary’s and University of Texas law clinics create eviction hotline
ST.MARY’S UNIVERSITY — The hotline is a collaboration between St. Mary’s Law’s Consumer Protection Clinic and Pro Bono Program, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, and the Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic of the University of Texas School of Law.
Read More about St. Mary’s and University of Texas law clinics create eviction hotlineSMU Dedman Law launches COVID-19 legal helpline for North Texas residents
SMU DEDMAN SCHOOL OF LAW — Beginning June 1, SMU Dedman School of Law will launch a clinic project with an emergency helpline that offers North Texas residents the opportunity to secure free legal assistance with matters related to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as housing, immigration and consumer protection.
Read More about SMU Dedman Law launches COVID-19 legal helpline for North Texas residentsUniversity of Virginia Law professor Crystal Shin to direct clinic on juvenile defense
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Crystal Shin ’10 will step down as director of the Program in Law and Public Service to direct a new University of Virginia School of Law clinic. The clinic, which starts this spring and has yet to be formally named, will focus on holistic juvenile defense.
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